Lindsay Toler St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar says he expected the FBI to join the investigation because of the "magnitude" of the shooting, which spurred violent looters to burn businesses and fire gun shots August 10 after a peaceful vigil in Brown's honor. At the podium is St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley, during a press conference on August 11. Read "FBI Launches Independent Investigation into Shooting Death of Michael Brown."
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Kathryn Banks Erica Hampton's friend lives near the QuikTrip on West Florissant Avenue that was looted and burned August 10, so that's where she, her son, her four-year-old daughter headed on Monday morning, ready to get to work. Armed with shovels donated from Home Depot, the volunteer cleaning crew cleared the parking lot, which was covered in food wrappers and trash as well as burned debris. Read "Volunteers Clean Up at Ferguson QuikTrip, Get Yelled At for 'Helping the White Man."
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Danny Wicentowski The armored vehicles, equipped with sound cannons, remained parked in the street just south of the QuikTrip. Lying prone on top of one of them, an officer peered down the scope of his rifle, which he had trained directly at the crowd. Within only 30 minutes, and without any violence or crime committed by those assembled, the scene in Ferguson had moved from peaceful protest to occupied territory. Read "Peaceful Crowd of Protesters Dispersed By Heavily Militarized Police Force In Ferguson."
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Bryan Sutter "The Al Jazeera crew were in a place we believed to be safe," reporter Ash-Har Quraishi said. "Soon afterwards people started running towards us, saying they were being fired on with rubber bullets. Rubber bullets were fired on us, and then a canister. We had to retreat into the neighborhood." Read "Watch Police in Ferguson Arrest, Tear Gas Journalists [VIDEO]."
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Pat Kohm With so much bad news coming out of Ferguson this week, it's reassuring to see people building up the community and supporting each other. In that spirit, here are five of Gut Check's favorite Ferguson restaurants that could use some love. Read "5 Ferguson Restaurants You Should Visit This Week."
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Danny Wicentowski "I grew up here," Captain Ronald Johnson told reporters. "This is currently my community and my home...I understand the anger and fear of the citizens of Ferguson, and our officers will respect both of those." Pictured: A St. Louis County police officer during a Ferguson gathering this week. Read "Missouri Highway Patrol Will Take Command in Ferguson Operations."
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@aaroncynic on Twitter Masses gathered peacefully at community landmarks, on college campuses and near justice centers in Philadelphia, Miami, New York and beyond for fellowship, with participants often raising their hands in the now-familiar "Don't shoot" gesture and posting photos to Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. It's been reported that more than 100 cities held #NMOS14 events. Read "Boston, New York, Chicago, More Say 'Hands Up' for Michael Brown, Ferguson."
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Ray Downs "The militarization is the main factor," Stacey Burnaugh said. "It instigated people to allegedly throw things. It's the main factor in amping up the anger. But I also think it's the main factor in the turnout today. So while they think they can intimidate us with their military-style oppression of the people that pay for it, all it does is inspire us more." Read "Police Ease Up On Ferguson Protesters, But Reasons for Protest Not Forgotten."
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Jessica Lussenhop "This is not just for Mike Mike," said Anthony Livingston. "This is for everybody." Michael Brown's cousins all tell the same story -- just days before he was shot and killed, Brown had been telling everyone that he was going to be famous. "But he was thinking it'd be for his music," said Darris Johnson. Read "Mike Brown's Family Observes Last Night's Peaceful March: 'He's a Legend.'"
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Chad Garrison Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson released security-camera footage on August 15 of Michael Brown allegedly robbing a box of Swisher Sweets from a convenience store at the same time that he named Darren Wilson as the officer who shot Brown. The dual release -- along with the timeline provided by Jackson -- seemed to imply Wilson knew Brown was a robbery suspect when he stopped him. Six hours after releasing the robbery information, Jackson clarified that the robbery isn't directly related to the reason Wilson stopped Brown. Read "Ferguson Officer Stopped Michael Brown for Walking in Street, Not Robbery: Police Chief."
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Danny Wicentowski But the peace broke at Ferguson Market, where an angry crowd of about 200 rioters surrounded officers protecting the store, according to media interviews with Missouri State Highway Patrol Captain Ron Johnson and St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar. Police used tear gas to disperse the crowd and remove officers behind the line set up at West Florissant and Ferguson avenues. Read "Ferguson Protesters Protect Stores from Looters, Riots As Police Hold Back."
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Danny Wicentowski In an ongoing effort to calm the tension between citizens and police forces after the August 9 shooting death of Michael Brown by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson, Nixon thanked both groups for working together during the relatively peaceful August 14 and August 15 protests and declared his support for protesters' First Amendment rights. But the late-night looting in Ferguson by a few individuals last night forced his hand, he said. Read "Gov. Jay Nixon Declares State of Emergency, Imposes Curfew on Ferguson."
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Michael Brown and Ferguson: The Story in Photos

On Saturday, August 9, 2014, eighteen-year-old Michael Brown was walking with a friend on the 2900 block of Canfield Drive in Ferguson, Missouri, when the two came across a Ferguson police officer. What happened next is unclear, but after a series of gunshots, Michael Brown was lying face down in the street in a pool of blood. He was dead, shot repeatedly by officer Darren Wilson, a six-year veteran. Brown was unarmed, and many witnesses say he had his hands raised in the air at the time he was shot.

In the days following the shooting, there have been outpourings of support, sorrow, and anger from celebrities and community members alike. Many have taken to the streets of Ferguson to protest. What began as a peaceful demonstration turned increasingly violent, and the protests turned into riots. Now two others have been shot in separate incidents, and the tension surrounding Brown's death continues to permeate St. Louis and the country.

The photographs above were taken by Riverfront Times photographers and writers as well as by contributors. A number of different cameras and cell phones were used.

On Saturday, August 9, 2014, eighteen-year-old Michael Brown was walking with a friend on the 2900 block of Canfield Drive in Ferguson, Missouri, when the two came across a Ferguson police officer. What happened next is unclear, but after a series of gunshots, Michael Brown was lying face down in the street in a pool of blood. He was dead, shot repeatedly by officer Darren Wilson, a six-year veteran. Brown was unarmed, and many witnesses say he had his hands raised in the air at the time he was shot.

In the days following the shooting, there have been outpourings of support, sorrow, and anger from celebrities and community members alike. Many have taken to the streets of Ferguson to protest. What began as a peaceful demonstration turned increasingly violent, and the protests turned into riots. Now two others have been shot in separate incidents, and the tension surrounding Brown's death continues to permeate St. Louis and the country.

The photographs above were taken by Riverfront Times photographers and writers as well as by contributors. A number of different cameras and cell phones were used.